Nikolai

Nikolai is the head of the private military company Chimera. He is from Russia, 187 centimetres tall, athletic build, brown eyes, 42 years old. His eyes are brown, his hair is dark, and he has a slight stubble

Background Nikolai previously was a soldier in the Russian Army. His involvement with the West began when he was stationed to guard the Soviet embassy in Copenhagen. While there, he expressed his dissatisfaction with the Soviet Union's foreign policy and was subsequently recruited as an informant by MI6. He was later accused of being an informant against the Ultranationalists but these accusations were never proven. After leaving the military, he became a "fixer" with valuable above-board and underworld connections.

St. Petersburg Nikolai assisted Price and Garrick in capturing Jamal "The Butcher" Rahar and Nikolai provides them weapons for their unsanctioned operation. Price and Garrick chase after Rahar. As Rahar is getting away, Nikolai hits him with a black van and drags him inside. Later, Nikolai kidnaps Rahar's wife and son for the interrogation. Nikolai has also displayed a hatred for Roman Barkov on many occasions.

Georgia Nikolai takes part in the attack on Barkov's chemical factory, providing Alex, Farah and the team explosive charges for the demolition. After Barkov's death on a helicopter, Nikolai, who was also in the same helicopter tells Farah that "Mother Russia would approve."

Verdansk Thanks to Price's intel, Nikolai and Farah are sent to the metro subway systems in Verdansk after discovering that Victor Zakhaev and his men have been moving and smuggling weapons using the subway discreetly, although the power was deactivated. As Nikolai worked on turning on the trains, Farah eliminated a group of Zakhaev's soldiers approaching Nikolai's position. After getting the power back online, Nikolai and Farah used one of the trains to make their way through Verdansk, notified Price and continue their search for Zakhaev.

Urzikstan/Al Mazrah Nikolai along with Farah, provided support for Task Force 141 to rescue Kate Laswell from Al-Qatala custody. First by travelling to Spain and transporting Price and Gaz to Farah's location, then providing over watch with Gaz. An Al-Qatala truck fires a rocket at Nikolai's helicopter, causing Gaz to fall out before he manages to regain control. Nikolai continues to provide over watch as Gaz makes his way through the convoy.

Later on, after Hassan Zyani's death, Nikolai provided support for Breaker-1 Operators during their mission to destroy Al-Qatala's SAM sites in Al-Mazrah. Using his airplane, he also provided Breaker-1 the means for extraction.